Two sanitation workers take pictures of the space shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 12,

Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate destination, said Benjamin Scheier of the center.
The baby of the shuttle fleet, Endeavour replaced Challenger, which exploded hotel discounts bologna during liftoff in 1986, killing seven astronauts. It thundered off the launch pad 25 times, hotel discounts bologna orbited hotel discounts bologna Earth nearly 4,700 times and racked up 123 million miles.
Moving hotel discounts bologna the Endeavour required a specialized carrier typically used to haul oil rigs, bridges and heavy equipment. The wheels can spin in any direction, hotel discounts bologna allowing the shuttle to zigzag past obstacles. An operator walks alongside, controlling the movements via joystick. Several spotters along the wings are on the lookout for hazards.
To make room for the five-story-tall shuttle hotel discounts bologna and its 78-foot wingspan, some 400 trees were chopped down, cable and telephone lines were raised, and steel plates were laid down to protect the streets and underground utilities.
Endeavour will mostly travel on wide boulevards with some boasting as many lanes as a freeway. While there have been advance preparations, there is remaining work to be done during the move, including de-energizing power lines. Southern California Edison warned of outages in the suburb of Inglewood.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour slowly moves along city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip kicked off shortly before midnight Thursday as it moved from its Los Angeles International Airport hangar en route to the California Science Center, its ultimate hotel discounts bologna destination. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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